What’s the best medicine/remedy for pet allergies?
by Rick on Friday, March 2nd, 2012 | 2 Comments
I volunteer at an animal sanctuary, but my allergies are getting in the way. They have a ton of cats, plus a few dogs, etc. I’ve taken loratadine and cetirizine before, but is there anything more effective (apart from shots) ?
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My sister takes Claritin every day. I’m not sure where you are and if it is sold there, it contains 10 mg loratadine USP… if not, I take Benadryl when my allergies flare up with my cats, I take half so I don’t get sleepy. That works the best…. with the Claritin, it takes a week or two for it to get into her system to work well enough on a daily basis…. if those don’t work for you, not sure what else would.
There is no blanket answer to this question, since autoimmune disorders are a systemic problem, and everyone’s systems are different. However, action #1 is to get rid of/avoid pets. This will solve the bulk of the problem. Two is find medications that treat this particular allergy. There are many: allegra, zyrtec, nasonex, flonase, claritin, just to name a few. All have side effects, usually drowsiness, or mild burning (the nasal sprays) but at least one should be effective.
Best wishes.